Outer Limits 4x4 Board

werd y'all..

been having wierd squeals since ive had my 33's on for a while and figured its the powersteering getting a hell of a workout.

ive just come out from under the hood and i noticed the idler pully isnt rotating. theres plenty of p/s fluid and its not leaking (been full for a while). There is usually a strong smell after starting the car up as well.. is this the belt melting? also i noticed last night no PS as I reversed out the drive and I watched in horror this arvo as the belt was stationary for a min or two and then slowly began to move once the belt had warmed up.

anyway.. if that idler pully is spose to rotate freely then i guess thats teh issue. are these things usually pretty easy to source? like just a matter of giving 4x4 parts a call?

just thought id confirm my suspisions before id commence the goosechase for parts.

THANKS!

removed bj42turbo being silly

just had similar prob. p/s was really noisy, would sometimes work and then go hard. eventually steerin box started weeping, but the p/s fluid was always right up. ended up being the p/s pump not workin coz of blockage which then stuffed steerin box. cost $$$ to fix

It the adjuster pulley ain't turning then that will definatly be a major part of your problem. When you change the pulley also change the bely as this will be stuffed after what you have told us. Better be safe than sorry.

mate i had the same problem i thought my belt was tight just making it that little bit tighter made all the difference

just out of interest.. is your p/s belt something you could move by hand with the engine off if everything worked as it should?

i tried to wd40 the idler pully without any luck..

shorty_f0rty wrote:just out of interest.. is your p/s belt something you could move by hand with the engine off if everything worked as it should?

i tried to wd40 the idler pully without any luck..

no, it won't turn by hand unless you can pull it hard enough to turn the motor too.

the bearing in the idler pully is probably about $4 from a bearing shop - unless it is a 1-piece nylon pulley with integral bearing - then about $13. if this has been happening for a while I'm surprised you haven't snapped the belt.